Hand-bag and like article.



L. LOWENSTEIN S. HBBINS.

HAND BAG AND LIKE ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. I9, 1916.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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IiOlIIl'S` LOWENSTEIN AND SIMON-ROBIBINS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. l

' HAND-:BAG AND LIKE ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 19, 1916. Serial No. 126,475.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, LoUIs LowENs'rnIN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, and SIMON RoBBiNs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, inthe county of Eronx and State of vNew York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hand-Bags and like Articles, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in handbags, satchels, purses and like articles, wherebythe time and labor required for fastening the bag body in position inthe framework is reduced to a minimum and at the same time the bag bodyis securely fastened in position in the frame and without danger of anyportion of the bag pulling out or becoming detached.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of wiresextending` along the raw edges of the bag body, and means for fasteningto the bag body the said wires and their fastening means fittingintochannels of the usual frame, and retaining means for holding thewires in position in the frame.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part o-f this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a face view of the improvements as applied to a hand bag;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the hand bag in openposition and showing more particularly the rivets used for fastening thebag body in position in the frame members; and y Fig. 3 is an enlargedsectional plan view of one of the frame members and the correspondingside of the bag body, the section being on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

ln the manufacture of hand bags and similar articles as now generallypractised, considerable time and highly skilled labor is required inorder to accurately, neatly and securely insert and fasten the raw`edges of the flexible bag material in position in the frame membersthroughout the entire extent of the same with a view to prevent anyportion of the edges from pulling out of the channel of the framemembers during the time the bag is in use. In order to permit ofassembling the bag and the frame without the employment of skilled laborand at the same `time securely and neatly hold the bag in position inthe frame is the object of the invention presently described in detail.

The hand bag in its general construction consists of a bag body 10consisting of leather, fabrics or other fiexible material, and a frame11 to which the bag body 10 is attached, the frame being formed of twomembers 12 pivotally Connected with each other by pivots 13 to allow ofopening and closing the hand bag or similar article in the usual manner.The frame members 12 are of channel or U-shaped construction in crosssection, as plainly shown in Fig. 3, and in order to fasten the edges ofthe bag body 10 and its lining, if such is used, in position in theframe members, the following arrangement is made: A wire 14k bent toconform to the shape of the frame member 12 is extended along the rawedge of the corresponding front or back of the bag body 10, and thiswire is fastened to the bag body 10 by suitable means, preferablystitches 15, passing around the wire and through the margins of the bagbody 10, in the manner `of over-stitching on a suitable sewing machine.The wires 14 with the stitches 15 and the marginal portions of the frontand back of the bag body 10 are pushed into the channels of the framemembers 12, and then rivets 16 orother retaining devices are used forfastening the bag body securely in place in the frame members. Therivets 16 extend transversely through the sides of the channeled framemembers and through the marginal portions of the bag material adjacentthe stitches and the wires 14 so that the ba body is not liable tobecome detached from the frame members at any point throughout theextent thereof. It is understood that as the wires 14 fit into the framemembers, and the margins of the front and back of the bag material ofthe bag body 10 are fastened together throughout the length of eachwire, it is evident that no one portion of the bag material can pull outof the corresponding frame member 12. The stitches may be continuedalong the edges of the front and back of the bag body 10 at the jointsthereof and as indicated at 17 in Fig. 2, to prevent the raw edges ofthe bag body Patented raar. er, reir.

material from showing at the pivot ends of the framell. A

It Will be noticed that the Wires can be readily fastened by thestitches to the edges of the front and back of the bag body 10 by theuse of suitable sewing machines, and the bag body prepared in thismanner can be' readily pushed into position in the members 12 of theframe 11 Without requiring much time or skilled labor. After this hasbeen done, the rivets 16 can be readily driven in place by the use of asuitable riveting machine.

The Wires 14 may be round, oval or polygonal in cross section and henceive do not limit ourselves to the particular shape of the Cross sectionof the Wire.

Having thus described our. invention, We claim as neiv and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:-

1. In hand-bags and similar' articles, a frame formed of channeledmembers, a bag body of flexible material, vvires bent to conform to theshape of the channeled members, the wires extending along the edges ofthe front and back of the bag body, fastening means for securing theWires to the edges of the bag body throughout the length of the Wires,the Wires and fastening means fitting into the channels of the saidframe members, and retaining devices extending through the sides of thechanneled members for holding the Wires lin position in the channels ofsaid members.

2. In a hand bag and similar article, a frame formed of channeledmembers piv- Y otally connectedWith each other to open and close, a bagbody, Wires conforming to the shape of the said frame members and eX-tending along the raw edges of the said bag body, and stitches passingaround the wires and through the margins of the bag body to fasten theWires in place on the bag body, the said Wires and stitches fitting intothe channels of the said frame members, and retaining means forpermanently fastening the said bag body in place in the frame members.

3. In a hand bag and similar article, a frame formed of channeledmembers pivotally connected With each other to open and close, a bagbody, Wires conforming to the shape of the said frame members and eX-tending along the raw edges of the said bag body and stitches passingaround the wires and through the margins of the bag body t0 fasten theWires in place on the bag body, the said Wires and stitches fitting intothe channels of the said frame members, and rivets on the said framemembers and ex tending through the bag body at the margins thereof tosecurely fasten the bag body in position in the frame members.

1. In hand bags and similar articles, a frame formed of channeledmembers7 a bag body of iieXible material, wires conforming to the shapeof the frame members, the wires extending along the marginal edges ofthe bag body and secured thereto throughout the length of the Wires, theedges of the bag body with the Wires and securing means {itting into thechannels of the said frame members, and retaining means for the Wiresextending through the sides of the frame members and the marginalportion of the bag material at the inner sides of the said Wires.

LOUIS LOVVENSTEIN SIMON ROBBINS.

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